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5 FETC 2024 sessions that grabbed our attention

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Plus, they’ll learn best practices and current trends to best leverage educational technology resources. In the standardized testing era, students are too often asked to memorize facts and/or recall ideas without being expected to retain a deeper understanding of information. Unleash the Magic of AI in Your Classroom!

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Assistive Technology with MakeyMakey

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Click here for more information and media from each camp. In the past, although very rewarding, science camp was full of engaging activities that lacked meaning in the world outside of the classroom. The below video provides more information about the MakeyMakey along with specific examples.

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FETC 2019: Day One

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The edtech administrators, information technology, educator, early learning, and inclusion and special education tracks ensured that there was something for everyone. These challenges were addressed in the Future of Edtech Administrator and the Future of Edtech Information Technology workshops. STEAM and STEM.

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How Automated Speech Recognition Could Change Studying Forever

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Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. The real issue is that the teaching and learning process in class is not engaging students via technology that is an integral part of their lives. “My

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How a Blind Student Who Felt Locked Out of STEM Classes Challenged—and Changed—Her University

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When officials realized that students who are blind had no way to get the information displayed on monitors around campus, for instance, they started a podcast that relays the same updates about campus news and events. Some changes have been relatively straightforward to implement. But I can’t do that.”

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Organizations and institutions spring into action, including gathering information about the scope of the problem and implementing emergency solutions. One thing that cannot be denied is the disconnect in today’s education technology between AV and IT and various domains.

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How to Serve Students With Special Needs From Afar

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To that last question, Sean Arnold, a STEM coach and special educator for the New York City Department of Education, has a suggestion. We know that learners vary in how they engage, how they take in information and also how they’re able to show what they know. Because if I can’t do that, then neither can assistive technology.

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